CN101563257B

CN101563257B - Suspended gas bag

Info

Publication number: CN101563257B
Application number: CN200780046720XA
Authority: CN
Inventors: 戴维·卡尔松
Original assignee: Autoliv Development AB
Current assignee: Autoliv Development AB
Priority date: 2006-12-21
Filing date: 2007-12-12
Publication date: 2012-07-18
Anticipated expiration: 2027-12-12
Also published as: EP2121389A1; ES2403373T3; WO2008077485A1; DE102006061968A1; US20100013198A1; KR20090088910A; EP2121389B1; CN101563257A; JP2010513118A; KR101082966B1; US7967332B2; JP4967028B2

Abstract

The invention relates to a suspended gas bag for installation in the region of the roof frame of a motor vehicle. The suspended gas bag comprises a gas bag envelope (12), which has two sidewalls that are connected via an edge region and surrounds a gas chamber. The gas chamber comprises at least one protective region (22a) and at least one flow chamber (22b) that is in fluid connection with the protective region (22a). The flow chamber can be inflated in the installed state of the suspended gas bag between the protective region (22a) and the internal structure (50) of the motor vehicle. Furthermore, fastening devices are provided, by means of which the suspended gas bag can be connected to the internal structure of the motor vehicle, wherein at least one flow chamber fastening device is located in the region of the flow chamber (22b). In order to obtain high operational safety and easy assembly, the flow chamber fastening device is arranged in the region of the gas chamber.

Description

Curtain type gas bag

Technical field

The present invention relates to a kind of curtain type gas bag according to claim 1.

Background technology

Document DE 10 2,005 011 676 A1 disclose a kind of curtain type gas bag.This curtain type gas bag is arranged in the roof frame zone of self-propelled vehicle, and is used under the side collision or the situation of tumbling, protecting the passenger.This curtain type gas bag has the air bag skin, and said air bag skin is provided with two sidewalls that are connected via fringe region, and wherein, said air bag suitcase is with air chamber.Said air chamber is divided into the chamber of flowing and link to each other at least one protection zone and at least one and said protection zone of leading; Said protection zone just is used to protect occupant's expansion area; And said protection zone is to locate like this, even the occupant can bump against on the said protection zone.This chamber of leading is arranged under assembled state in the cylindricality zone in the zone of B-particularly or C-type post; And the said chamber of leading prevents to be wrapped in the cavity in the protection zone of curtain type gas bag described in the process that expands, and said cavity is usually located between cylindricality ornamental trimming and the self-propelled vehicle construction profile.

For said curtain type gas bag is fixed in the roof frame zone of said self-propelled vehicle and be provided with fixed tabs, said fixed tabs is arranged on the upper limb of said air bag skin.Disclose two kinds of schemes among document DE 10 2,005 011 676 A1 about being arranged on of said fixed tabs: in a kind of scheme, said fixed tabs is not to be arranged on said leading on the chamber itself, and only is to be separately positioned on the said left side and the right of leading the chamber.In the another kind of scheme, be provided with fixed tabs at said upper limb of one of leading in the chamber.

Can there be defective in two kinds of schemes in some cases: directly be not provided with fixed equipment like the Tab phenolphthaleinum chamber, so just can not guarantee that the chamber of leading all positions itself in the cavity between ornamental trimming and the inner structure under all assembled as desirable.Be arranged on said upper limb of leading the chamber if form the fixed equipment of fixed tabs; So just make assembling be difficult to usually carry out; Especially at said curtain type gas bag as DE 10 2,005 011 676 A1 are described, promptly upper limb is fixed on downwards under the situation on the self-propelled vehicle.

Summary of the invention

Therefore, the objective of the invention is further to provide a kind of curtain type gas bag, said curtain type gas bag is convenient to install on the one hand, and can also continue to guarantee a high processing safety.

Said purpose is achieved through the curtain type gas bag with the said characteristic of claim 1.

According to the present invention, will lead the chamber fixed equipment and be located at least one and lead on the chamber, saidly lead the eminence that the chamber fixed equipment is located at air chamber.This expression, this chamber fixed equipment of leading is not arranged on the fringe region.How can constitute the said chamber fixed equipment of leading, two kinds of possibilities are arranged basically:

In first preferred embodiment, the said chamber fixed equipment of leading all is provided with through hole on each sidewall, and wherein, said two through holes are folded mutually to be provided with.Under the stack-mounted state, fixed parts for example screw or intermediate plate extends through said two through holes, passes said air bag skin and enters into the inner structure of self-propelled vehicle through the chamber of leading.For fear of leakage, preferably adopt the sealing seam, said sealing seam centers on said two through holes, and said two sidewalls are connected.

In second preferred embodiment, on the sidewall of said interior of motor vehicles structure direction, be fixed with contact pin, for example through sewing up or bondingly fixing.The fixed position of said contact pin is positioned at the said eminence of leading the chamber, and the end away from said fixed position of said contact pin is provided preferably with the hole, and under assembled state, screw, intermediate plate or like extend through said hole.

Description of drawings

The present invention combines accompanying drawing that embodiment is elaborated at present.Here show:

Fig. 1 is the birds-eye view of curtain type gas bag, and wherein, curtain type gas bag is not folding;

Fig. 1 a is the scheme drawing of structure D among Fig. 1;

Fig. 2 is rolled into the scheme drawing of a bundle for the curtain type gas bag shown in Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is the section drawing of A-A line among the Fig. 2 of assembled state lower edge;

Fig. 4 is the scheme drawing of the curtain type gas bag that launches after the assembling corresponding to Fig. 3;

Fig. 5 is the second embodiment of the present invention corresponding to Fig. 4 form;

Fig. 6 is the scheme drawing corresponding to the airbag apparatus of second embodiment of Fig. 2 form;

Fig. 7 is the section drawing along B-B line among Fig. 6;

Fig. 8 is corresponding to another fixed tabs of Fig. 1 a form and the fixed relationship scheme drawing between the air bag skin.

Description of reference numerals:

10 curtain type gas bags

12 air bag skins

14 the first side walls

16 second sidewalls

18 fringe regions

20 circumferential seam

20a is seam fixedly

22 air chambers

The 22a protection zone

22b leads the chamber

The 22c filled chamber

24 first through holes

26 second through holes

27 sealing joints

28 tingles

30 fixed tabs

32 another fixed tabs

34 holes

36 retainer belts

40 gas generators

50 interior of motor vehicles structures

52 ornamental trimmings

The specific embodiment

Fig. 1 to 3 shows a kind of curtain airbag.This curtain airbag is made up of curtain type gas bag 10 and gas generator 40, and in the present embodiment, this gas generator is arranged on the side of curtain type gas bag 10.Curtain type gas bag 10 has air bag skin (Gassackhuelle) 12, and this air bag skin also is provided with two sidewalls 14,16 (referring to Fig. 3), interconnects by circumferential seam 20 in these two sidewall edge region 18.Air bag skin 12 is surrounded by air chamber 22, and this air chamber is divided into a protection zone 22a, leads chamber (Leitkammern) 22b and a filled chamber (Fuellkanal) 22c for two, and wherein, this filled chamber is at protection zone 22a and lead between the 22b of chamber.In the present embodiment, protection zone 22a is divided into a plurality of

compartment

23a, 23b, 23c, 23d and 23e.In the 18a of top edge zone, be provided with first fixed equipment of a plurality of first fixed tabs, 30 forms, these fixed tabs are used for curtain type gas bag 10 is fixed on the inner structure of self-propelled vehicle.

Leading chamber 22b for two also is respectively equipped with and leads the chamber fixed equipment.In the present embodiment, these are led the chamber fixed equipment and constitute as follows: two sidewalls 14,16 are respectively equipped with through

hole

24,26 in the zone of leading chamber 22b, and wherein, these two through holes are folded mutually to be provided with.Ring seal seam 27 (only shown in Fig. 1 a and 3) is extended around these two through holes 24,26.As shown in Figure 3, under fixing state, tingle 28, screw or like extend through two sidewalls 14,16 and also pass thus and lead chamber 22b, enter into the respective openings of interior of motor vehicles structure 50.

As shown in Figure 4, if at this moment air chamber 22 is inflated, leads chamber 22b and be divided into top 22b ' and bottom 22b thus ".Bottom between ornamental trimming 52 and interior of motor vehicles structure 50 is very accurately located, thereby produce desirable high processing safety.

As shown in Figure 1, the filling of leading the bottom, chamber appear at seam 27 around.

Install also very simply, like what can from the embodiment of Fig. 2, see, all fixed partss are located substantially on a height.

Fig. 5 shows the interchangeable embodiment of the present invention corresponding to Fig. 4.Here, be provided with another fixed tabs 32 as leading the chamber fixed equipment, this fixed tabs is stitched together at a side and sidewall 14,16 towards the interior of motor vehicles structure under assembled state.To this, realize through connecting seam 20a.Connect seam 20a on the transitional region of leading between chamber 22b and the filled chamber 22c.End away from connecting seam 20a of said another contact pin is provided with hole 34, and intermediate plate 28 or screw also extend through this hole, leads chamber 22b and locatees very accurately thereby also make at this.

Can know that like Fig. 8 connecting seam 20a is the part of circumferential seam 20, this connection is sewn in the transitional region of leading between chamber 22b and the filled chamber 22c extends, and here two sidewalls is interconnected.Therefore, fixedly seam not only is used for the fixing of another fixed tabs, but also is used to lead the separation piecemeal between chamber 22b and the filled chamber 22c.Identical with first embodiment, this connection piecemeal the function of leading the chamber is improved through two sidewalls 14,16.

The embodiment that adopts another fixed tabs location to lead the chamber especially has advantage under these circumstances; Promptly; For example be arranged on the air bag that is rolled into or is folded into a bundle like the Tab phenolphthaleinum chamber, shown in Fig. 6 and 7, wherein through one or more retainer belts 36; Fig. 6 is the scheme drawing corresponding to Fig. 2 form, and Fig. 7 is the section drawing along B-B line among Fig. 6.To this, another fixed tabs can be guided up or down.Accordingly, the fixed position of structural another fixed tabs of interior of motor vehicles will be arranged on be rolled onto or be folded together the protection zone 22a that forms a bundle above or below.

Can know that like accompanying drawing said curtain type gas bag is so to be arranged on the self-propelled vehicle, that is, the upper limb of curtain type gas bag is provided with downwards.This does not depend on that another fixed tabs upwards still is provided with downwards.

Claims

1. one kind is used for stack-mounted curtain type gas bag (10) in the roof frame zone of self-propelled vehicle; Said curtain type gas bag has air bag skin (12) and fixed equipment, and said air bag leatherware has the first side wall (14) and second sidewall (16) that is connected via fringe region, and said air bag suitcase is with air chamber; Wherein, Said air chamber be provided with at least one protection zone (22a) and at least one and said protection zone flow link to each other lead chamber (22b), the said chamber of leading is arranged in the cylindricality zone and between the inner structure (50) of protection zone (22a) and said self-propelled vehicle, is expandable under the assembled state of said curtain type gas bag (10), said curtain type gas bag can be connected with the inner structure of said self-propelled vehicle by said fixed equipment; Wherein, In said zone of leading chamber (22b), be provided with at least one and lead the chamber fixed equipment, it is characterized in that

The said chamber fixed equipment of leading is arranged in the zone of said air chamber.

2. curtain type gas bag according to claim 1 is characterized in that, the said chamber fixed equipment of leading is provided with fixed tabs (32), and said fixed tabs is fixed on the first side wall of said interior of motor vehicles structure direction (14).

3. curtain type gas bag according to claim 2 is characterized in that, said fixed tabs (32) is sewn on the said air bag skin (12) by connecting seam (20a), and said connection seam interconnects said two sidewalls.

4. curtain type gas bag according to claim 3 is characterized in that, said connection seam (20a) is the part of circumferential seam (20), and said circumferential seam makes on said two sidewalls (14,16) edge region and interconnects.

5. curtain type gas bag according to claim 1 is characterized in that, said leading on chamber fixed equipment each in said the first side wall (14) and second sidewall (16) all is provided with through hole (24,26), and wherein, said two through holes (24,26) are folded mutually to be provided with.

6. curtain type gas bag according to claim 5 is characterized in that, sealing joints extends around said through hole (24,26), and said sealing joints interconnects said two sidewalls (14,16).